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Hillsboro (/ ˈ h ɪ l z b ər oʊ / ⓘ HILZ-burr-oh) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. [7] Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, such as Intel, locally known as the Silicon Forest.
The Washington County Courthouse in Hillsboro. Washington County is centered on a fertile plain that attracted farmers before the first wagon trains. In 1997, orchards covered 8,403 acres (34.01 km 2) of the county's lands and 1,163 acres (4.71 km 2) were devoted to vineyards.
Washington County: 067: Hillsboro: 1843: One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country (as Twality District) Named for president George Washington. 598,865: 724 sq mi (1,875 km 2) Wheeler County: 069: Fossil: 1899: Grant County, Gilliam County, and Crook County: Named for Henry H. Wheeler, an early Oregon mail carrier. 1,436: 1,715 ...
Washington County was created as Twality District on July 5, 1843, as part of the Champoeg Meetings that created the Provisional Government of Oregon. [2] The county became Washington County by an act of the Territorial Legislature in 1849, and in 1850 the community that would become Hillsboro was selected as the county seat.
In 1983, the county approved a master plan created by Standard to develop 850 acres (340 ha) at Tanasbourne. [4] Hillsboro annexed much of the Tanasbourne area in 1987. [4] The next year plans were announced for an expansion of the old mall along with construction of new retail buildings in the area. [5] The mall was never expanded.
Cornelius is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States.Located in the Portland metropolitan area, the city's population was 11,869 [4] at the 2010 census.The city lies along Tualatin Valley Highway between Forest Grove to the west and Hillsboro to the east.
North Plains is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, off U.S. 26 on the northwest outskirts of the Portland metropolitan area. The population was 3,441 at the 2020 census . History
Oregon Route 217 (OR 217), also known as the Beaverton-Tigard Highway No. 144, is a north-south controlled-access state highway in Washington County, Oregon. The route travels along the west suburbs of Portland , starting at US Route 26 (US 26) in Beaverton and ending at Interstate 5 (I-5) in Tigard .